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Activist and minister Malik Shabazz, the leader of the New Black Panther Nation/Marcus Garvey Movement, is back in the hospital with an infection linked to the heart attack he suffered in 2023. The family informed Local 4 on Monday (Oct. 7). Shabazz has been through a lot, including a long...

DETROIT – Detroit police are asking the public for help finding a missing man last seen on Monday. Syed Akil was last seen leaving his home in the 12300 block of Charest on Oct. 6, 2025. He has not been seen since. Police said Akil has Schizophrenia. Anyone with...

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news. How Michigan State Police uses data-driven tactics to reduce freeway speeding. Michigan State Police’s recently reinstated motor unit is taking aggressive action against dangerous driving...

TRENTON, Mich. (WILX) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined legislators and tipped workers at a local restaurant in Trenton to sign a budget bill that eliminates state taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security income. The bill is designed to help working families and seniors keep more of their hard-earned...

Michigan State Police are investigating after a woman was found lying along the shoulder of the eastbound I-96 ramp to Greenfield late Sunday night. Troopers were called to the area around 10:10 p.m. on October 5 after the Detroit Regional Communication Center received reports of a woman on the ramp. When troopers...

Wyandotte Police debut the Grappler, a bumper-mounted net device that stops fleeing cars safely and ends dangerous Michigan police pursuits instantly.

One Michigan couple plead guilty to not only committing a heinous crime against a 7-year-old boy, but filming it. The judge in the case called the boy’s fatal beating “probably the worst thing I’ve seen or heard” in his 18 years of criminal law. Now, the couple just learned their fate.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A downtown Detroit staple is offering a helping hand to federal employees amid the Washington DC shutdown. The Anchor Bar is offering free meals to all federal employees that go there during the ongoing government shutdown, currently at seven days. To qualify, federal employees need to...

A 9-year-old Detroit boy who prosecutors say died from untreated pneumonia also had multiple broken bones at the time of his death, scars all over his body and was likely in agonizing pain.

DETROIT – Two legal guardians have been charged after a 9-year-old Detroit boy who was allegedly locked away and abused died from untreated pneumonia. Sherman Devaughn Jones, 46, and Sampaguita Jones, 41, both of Detroit, were charged with felony murder, torture, and involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said both...